Charting EMSA’s course for the next 20 years (day 1)

The container ship "Mumbai Maersk" ran aground off the island of Wangerooge. A first rescue attempt failed.

The Netherlands is a world leader in maritime technology. Many companies at the port of Rotterdam are dedicated to expanding the field. One of these companies is VSTEP Simulation, developer of maritime simulators and software for training purposes. Port of Rotterdam Authority is using these solutions to train commanding officers for its vessels.

off Taipei, bit choppy seas

USCG Station Yaquina Bay in Newport, OR
Surf Training from 12/19-1/20

Smooth and beautiful pilot boat in Karachi harbor.. autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR

Watch also (video of the accident)
Unofficial internal company timeline report

The importance of the pilot ladder, by Bill Evans, Inspector of Marine Accidents.

Maneuvering Ship

The following short clip appeared on TikTok recently, showing a non compliant trapdoor arrangement, and a pilot using it. From this short video, the dangers of this kind of arrangement are very clear.

On December 1st 2019 Dublin Port received a delivery of a new Pilot Boat - DPC Tolka.
This 1,195 horsepower 17.1m Orc vessel with a 5.3m Beam & Range 150 can reach greater distances and will allow Dublin Port’s highly skilled marine pilots to board larger ships in all weathers.
DPC Tolka has allowed Dublin Port to upgrade equipment in line with customer investment in new ships and additional capacity on existing routes.
Designed by French Naval Architect Pantocarene for both fuel...